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Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Ye-Seul Lee, Song-Yi Kim, Mariah Kim, Minseo Kim, Jiyoon Won, Hyangsook Lee, Myeong Soo Lee, Younbyoung Chae
Summary: This study evaluated the reporting quality of sham needles in acupuncture studies from 2009 to 2018 and found that there was no improvement over time. The low reporting qualities of sham needles may impact researchers' understanding of acupuncture effectiveness. Further validation of the items used in this study is needed to improve reporting of controls in acupuncture trials.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Xin Liu, Ziqiao Xu, Yuting Wang, Huiling Luo, Donglei Zou, Ziyuan Zhou, Lixing Zhuang
Summary: This study evaluated RCTs of acupuncture for low back pain based on the CONSORT and STRICTA statements. The majority of items had a positive rate of greater than 80% in both statements, indicating moderate to good reporting quality. Researchers are advised to strictly adhere to these reporting guidelines to enhance the quality of their studies.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Erfan Ghanad, Cui Yang, Christel Weiss, Mario Goncalves, Maria Joao Santos, Nuno Correia, Christoph Reissfelder, Henry Johannes Greten, Florian Herrle
Summary: This study investigates the use of checkpoint acupuncture as a complementary tool for postoperative pain management. The results show that using checkpoint acupuncture significantly reduces patients' subjective pain sensation and increases pain threshold. These effects are not dependent on the type of surgery.
LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
(2023)
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Surgery
Erfan Ghanad, Sophie Staff, Christel Weiss, Mario Goncalves, Maria Joao Santos, Nuno Correia, Georgi Vassilev, Florian Herrle, Christoph Reissfelder, Henry Johannes Greten, Mirko Otto, Cui Yang
Summary: This study developed a method to identify acupuncture points based on pressure sensitivity and found that acupuncture treatment on gastrointestinal pressure points can effectively reduce postoperative pain, increase pain threshold, and cause changes in skin temperature.
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Ye-Seul Lee, Song-Yi Kim, Hyangsook Lee, Younbyoung Chae, Myeong Soo Lee
Summary: This paper introduces the ACURATE checklist, an extension of CONSORT, for reporting acupuncture trials and experiments involving real and sham acupuncture needles. The checklist focuses on clear depiction of sham needling procedures to enhance replicability and accurate evaluation. Researchers are encouraged to use ACURATE in trials and reviews involving sham acupuncture to improve reporting of sham acupuncture procedures.
JOURNAL OF ACUPUNCTURE AND MERIDIAN STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Ye-Seul Lee, Song-Yi Kim, Hyangsook Lee, Younbyoung Chae, Myeong Soo Lee
Summary: This paper presents the ACURATE checklist, which is an extension of CONSORT and to be used with STRICTA when both real and sham acupuncture needles are used. The checklist provides a clear depiction of sham needling procedures to enhance replicability and enable a precise appraisal. Researchers are encouraged to use ACURATE in trials and reviews involving sham acupuncture to assist reporting of sham acupuncture procedures.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Petra Baeumler, Wenyue Zhang, Theresa Stuebinger, Dominik Irnich
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the risks of acupuncture-related adverse events, suggesting that acupuncture can be considered a safe treatment in medicine, with rare serious adverse events and common minor adverse events being very mild.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Oliver N. Keene, Helle Lynggaard, Stefan Englert, Vivian Lanius, David Wright
Summary: The estimand framework provides a broader perspective than the traditional ITT and per-protocol analysis in clinical trials. It allows for a more comprehensive evaluation of treatment effects, considering events occurring after treatment initiation.
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Chao Wei, Yue Xu, Xiangui Deng, Shudi Gao, Xuemei Wan, Jing Chen
Summary: The completeness of reporting acupuncture interventions for functional constipation in accordance with STRICTA guidelines is moderate, with poor adherence to the guidelines for several items. Clinical trial reports should be improved to enhance the completeness of evidence, and efforts should be made to explore the reasons behind the lack of reporting and develop strategies for improving guideline compliance.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Taku Kumamoto, Hiroaki Kawano, Masaya Kurobe, Ryohei Akashi, Tsuyoshi Yonekura, Satoshi Ikeda, Koji Maemura
Summary: A 54-year-old Japanese woman experienced vasospastic angina after treatment with nivolumab for advanced hypopharyngeal cancer. The symptoms disappeared after discontinuing nivolumab and reappeared upon resuming the treatment. The use of benidipine provided relief from vasospastic angina.
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Pediatrics
Jeffrey I. Gold, Monika Kobylecka, Nhat H. Ngo, Christopher T. Lin, Caitlyn N. Hurray
Summary: This study found that pediatric acupuncture is associated with minimal needling pain and high patient satisfaction. Patients who received more acupuncture sessions reported increased satisfaction and relaxation.
Article
Pediatrics
Rohit Sasidharan, Neeraj Gupta, Bharti Yadav, Deepak Chawla, Kuldeep Singh, Arun Kumarendu Singh
Summary: This study compared the efficacy of 25% dextrose with 24% sucrose for heel-lance analgesia in preterm infants. The results showed that both were equally effective in relieving pain.
Review
Oncology
Qiu-Qin Han, Yi Fu, Jia-Mei Le, Yu-Jie Ma, Xin-Dong Wei, Hou-Lin Ji, Haochen Jiang, Yueqiu Gao, Hailong Wu
Summary: Acupuncture and electroacupuncture have been proven beneficial for cancer patients in alleviating symptoms, reducing treatment-related side-effects, and relieving pain. Further research is needed to clarify the potential mechanisms behind their clinical application.
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Immunology
Yamin Shu, Jing Chen, Yiling Ding, Qilin Zhang
Summary: This study evaluated risankizumab-associated adverse events (AEs) and characterized the clinical priority through data mining of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). The study found potential new AE signals and provided valuable evidence for clinicians to mitigate the risk of risankizumab-associated AEs.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eunwoo Cho, Woojin Kim
Summary: Acupuncture has been shown to significantly relieve diabetic neuropathy, with commonly used acupoints including ST36, BL13, BL20, SP6, and SP9. The effect of acupuncture is mediated through various molecules in the peripheral nerves and spinal cord, and side effects reported are mild.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)